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Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you love to do, in order to have what you want. - Margaret Young, American musician 1900-1968

By releasing control over circumstances, you gain more control over your life. - Kyle Maynard; speaker, author, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial arts athlete, known for achieving all this despite being a congenital amputee.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer

End each project or even the end of each day by conducting a review. This provides a constructive sense of completion and frees you up mentally and emotionally to start the next project with a fresh perspective and clean slate. This also sets up a positive upward spiral of growth and development.

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'The only way to do great work is to love what you do.  If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.  Don’t settle.' -Steve Jobs

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'A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown. '– Denis Waitley. It is also a preview of possibilities - if you have the courage to pursue it.

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How often have we hamstrung ourselves by not completing a project because we felt it wasn't perfect? Maybe even prided ourselves on our 'high standards?'  'Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical ….. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis'.~ Brene Brown

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Failure is so often considered a negativity. But failure is actually just information - how to do things differently. If you mine for the gems in everything that happens, you are constantly learning new ways, new information.  All of which brings you closer to success. As Edison, inventor of the light bulb,  said, 'I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.'  Every failure should be a stepping stone to something better.You start the next project from  a place of higher knowledge.

There are many successful people in the world who have had not the advantage of formal education. Some famous high school dropouts are:

Albert Einstein (physicist); John D Rockefeller (oil magnate); John Glenn (astronaut); Steve Jobs (Apple co-founder); Henry Ford (entrepreneur and industrialist).

The qualities they all had in common were consistency, focus, curiosity, persistence, continued self-education, action-taking, calculated risk-taking - qualities we can all choose to focus on and become good at.  There has never been a better time to seek, learn and upskill ourselves.  'While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success, nor is its absence a fatal handicap.' ~ Ray Kroc.

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This magical universe is so faithful in waiting for us to get out of our own way. No matter how long you have gone astray, when you take action, the universe moves to support the act. Move in the direction of your goals and watch the magic flow. ~ Dr Steve Maraboli